The Traditional Event of Jepara
2 Juni 2009
The Traditional ceremony "Obor-oboran" is one of traditional ceremonies owned by the society of Jepara regency, especially Tegal Sambi village Tahunan district, which is the only one in Central Java and maybe in Indonesia.
Torch (obor) in the ceremony is made by two or three roll of banana mid-rit and filled with dry leaves of bababa (Javanese:klaras).
The prepared torchs are burnt together in order to be used as attacker. The bumped torches make a big redhot, eventually people call it "Perang Obor" (Torch War).
THE HISTORY OF PERANG OBOR
The traditional ceremony Perang Obor, which is performed at Pahing Monday in the night of Pon Tuesday in the month of Dzulhijah every year, is held by the tegal Sambi villagers basic faith of the past event hapenned in the village.
it is said that in the 16th century there was a rich farmer named Mbah Kyai Babadan in Tegal Sambi village. He has a lot of cattle, especially buffalo and cow.
It was impssible for him to look after the castle by himself, so he looked for and got a sheoherd named Ki Gemblong. Ki Gemblong was very diligent in looking after those animals. He bathed them in a river every morning and evening, consequently the catlle grew healthy and fat. Kyai Badadan felt so happu and flattered Ki Gemblong for his diligence and obedience in tacking after the cattle.
Oneday, Ki Gemblong caught the fish and shrimps almost everyday. He forgot aboat his duty as s shepherd. As the result, the buffalows and cows become weak and sick even death. This cattle by magic formulas but it didn't work.
Finally Kyai Babadan fond out the reason why his cattle become weak and sick. it was because Ki Gemblong liked to catch come fish and shrims to be cooked and caten more than looked after those animals.
Kyai Babadan was so angry. finding Ki Gemblong cooked the fish, Kyai Babadan hit Ki Gemblong with a torch made by coconut palm. Ki Gemblong also took the some torch to face Kyai Babadan.
The torch war finally began. The fire from the torch spread every where and burnt up stubble next to the stable. The fire made the bufallos and cows run away and unexpectedly the sick animals healed even where able to stand upright and ate in the field.
The unexpected and amazing event was finally accepted by Tegalsambi villagers as a miracle, that by the torch war all disease would be healed.
Nowadays, the traditional ceremony "Perang Obor" in used as away of sedekah bumi, (as) an expression of thanks to god for his mercy to the Tegalsambi villager. The ceremony is heeld once a year.
Torch (obor) in the ceremony is made by two or three roll of banana mid-rit and filled with dry leaves of bababa (Javanese:klaras).
The prepared torchs are burnt together in order to be used as attacker. The bumped torches make a big redhot, eventually people call it "Perang Obor" (Torch War).
THE HISTORY OF PERANG OBOR
The traditional ceremony Perang Obor, which is performed at Pahing Monday in the night of Pon Tuesday in the month of Dzulhijah every year, is held by the tegal Sambi villagers basic faith of the past event hapenned in the village.
it is said that in the 16th century there was a rich farmer named Mbah Kyai Babadan in Tegal Sambi village. He has a lot of cattle, especially buffalo and cow.
It was impssible for him to look after the castle by himself, so he looked for and got a sheoherd named Ki Gemblong. Ki Gemblong was very diligent in looking after those animals. He bathed them in a river every morning and evening, consequently the catlle grew healthy and fat. Kyai Badadan felt so happu and flattered Ki Gemblong for his diligence and obedience in tacking after the cattle.
Oneday, Ki Gemblong caught the fish and shrimps almost everyday. He forgot aboat his duty as s shepherd. As the result, the buffalows and cows become weak and sick even death. This cattle by magic formulas but it didn't work.
Finally Kyai Babadan fond out the reason why his cattle become weak and sick. it was because Ki Gemblong liked to catch come fish and shrims to be cooked and caten more than looked after those animals.
Kyai Babadan was so angry. finding Ki Gemblong cooked the fish, Kyai Babadan hit Ki Gemblong with a torch made by coconut palm. Ki Gemblong also took the some torch to face Kyai Babadan.
The torch war finally began. The fire from the torch spread every where and burnt up stubble next to the stable. The fire made the bufallos and cows run away and unexpectedly the sick animals healed even where able to stand upright and ate in the field.
The unexpected and amazing event was finally accepted by Tegalsambi villagers as a miracle, that by the torch war all disease would be healed.
Nowadays, the traditional ceremony "Perang Obor" in used as away of sedekah bumi, (as) an expression of thanks to god for his mercy to the Tegalsambi villager. The ceremony is heeld once a year.
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